Channel NewsAsia 15 Mar 08;
[wildnews comment: what happened the plastic eggs the kids didn't find? Will they end up in the sea?]
SINGAPORE: Over 1,200 children spent Saturday looking for Easter eggs at West Coast Park as part of a record-breaking event.
Their mission was to pick up as many of the 10,000 plastic eggs as they could find.
Some of these eggs had been stuffed with prize slips and the top prize for this hunt was a Nintendo Wii.
Organisers from City Harvest Community Services Association added 'decoys' such as ping pong balls and boxes in the hunt.
1,000 participants from different races and religions were invited for this event, but the turnout was bigger than expected – 1,230 kids aged 3 to 12 turned up, along with 265 adults.
One of the goals for this hunt – which eventually made its way to the Singapore Book of Records – was to promote a sense of camaraderie in a fun way.- CNA/so
